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2014

Tri-State Speedway News & Publicity

SUMMER BLAST WILL TRIPLE THE EXCITEMENT

Posted June 27, 2014

Haubstadt, IN - June 25, 2014 - The Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint CarSeries will be making it’s fourth appearance of the season atTri-State Speedway Saturday night June 28th. This weekend’s racingat the track will also feature the POWRi Midgets plus the 600 c.c.Outlaw Micro Sprints. The program will provide fans with threeclasses of high performance open wheel cars to provide lots of speedand action. The Midwest Sprint Car Series will be returning to action for thesecond week in a row. Last week’s feature winner Robert Ballou willhave an opportunity to win his second feature in a row. The seriesis currently working it’s way through the middle of the schedulewhich includes four $2,000 to win events. Another race at ClayCounty Speedway in Flora, IL, is set for July 5th before the mid Julybreak. Then cars begin rolling again with the Hoosier SprintNationals on August 2nd at Tri-State Speedway which pays five grand. The three MSCS features held at Haubstadt this season have producedthree different winners. In addition to the win by Robert Ballou,Daron Clayton and Jeff Bland Jr. have posted Tri-State victories. Inall eleven different drivers have earned top five finishes. BradyShort is another top driver and he has been chasing those three. Healong with Ballou, Clayton, and Bland make up a select group ofsprint car drivers that have the most top five finishes at thequarter mile oval. Eighteen different drivers have finished in the top five during theseven features held at the four speedways MSCS has raced at so farthis season. Competition is keen beginning with the need to passcars in a heat race to earn valuable passing points. Winning a MSCSfeature requires an all out effort. That has been demonstrated atevery stop. A podium finish in the top three is an honor! Top fiveand top ten drivers are accomplished drivers who will surely win onanother night! Kyle Cummins leads the series in season points. He took the lead atthe Farmer City Raceway on June 6th and added 6 points to the growingmargin with a runner-up finish at the Southern Indiana SprintStampede last week. Young guns Bradley Sterrett and Carson Shortremain second and third in MSCS points. Robert Ballou and BrandonMattox moved up to fourth and fifth in the standings. Brady Short isnow sixth. Jeff Bland Jr, Jon Stanbrough, Chase Stockon, and rookieJames Lyerla round out the top ten, Daron Clayton and Rookie Daylan Chambers are next in the currentstandings which is high enough for them to qualify for theprovisional list. A provisional starting spot is available at the“Summer Blast” to the highest eligible MSCS driver who did not earnone of the preferred 20 starting spots. He or she would start 21st. Drivers that start the feature will receive a minimum of $200. Anyother driver not making the starting field has the opportunity ofcollecting $100 in tow money. Racing will begin at 7:30 Central Daylight time. Opening ceremoniesusually start about 10 minutes earlier. Hot laps are at 6:30.